O Antiphons in English/Modern Notation
  • StephenColbert
    Posts: 16
    Dies anyone know where I might find or purchase a setting of the O Antiphons in modern notation, preferably an English translation, with keyboard/organ accompaniment?

    Thank you!
  • brndurham
    Posts: 71
    Dec. 16. 0 Sapientia. O Wisdom, which earnest out of

    the mouth of the Most High, and readiest from one end

    to another, mightily and sweetly ordering all things : Come and

    teach us the way of prudence.

    Dee. 17. 0 Adonai. 0 Adonai, and Leader of the house of

    Israel, who appearedst in the bush to Moses in a flame of fire, and

    gavest him the Law in Sinai : Come and deliver us with an outstretched
    arm.

    Dec. 18. 0 Radix Jesse. 0 Root of Jesse, which standest for an

    ensign of the people, at whom kings shall shut their mouths, to

    whom the Gentiles shall seek : Come and deliver us, and tarry not.

    Dec. 19. 0 Clavis David. 0 Key of David, and Sceptre of the

    house of Israel; that openest, and no man shutteth, and shuttest,

    and no man openeth : Come and bring the prisoner out of the prison-

    house, and him that sitteth in darkness and the shadow of death.

    Dec. 20. 0 Oriens. O Day-spring. Brightness of Light Everlasting,

    and Sun of Righteousness: Come and enlighten him that sitteth in

    darkness and the shadow of death.

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    THE ADVENT ANTIPHONS

    Dec. 21. 0 Hex Gentium. O King of the Nations, and their

    desire; the Corner-stone, who makest both one : Come and save

    mankind, whom thou formedst of clay.

    Dec. 22. 0 Emmanuel. O Emmanuel, our King and Lawgiver,

    the Desire of all nations, and their Salvation : Come and save us,

    0 Lord our God.

    Dec. 23. 0 Virgo virginum. 0 Virgin of virgins, how shall this

    be? For neither before thee was any like thee, nor shall there be

    after. Daughters of Jerusalem, why marvel ye at me ? The thing

    which ye behold is a divine mystery.

    Here's the translations from The English Hymnal- just give me a bit of time to find the tunes.
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  • brndurham
    Posts: 71
    http://www.stgregoryoc.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/OAntiphons.pdf

    Here it is, from a Western Orthodox source.

    OAntiphons.pdf
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  • canadashcanadash
    Posts: 1,501
    What a beautiful setting!
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  • brndurham
    Posts: 71
    First rule of finding musical settings of traditional chants translated into English in modern notation: Look to the Anglicans or the Western Orthodox, and they'll likely have it.
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  • CharlesW
    Posts: 11,980
    Thanks for these. I can't do them on the correct calendar days, but may have the choir sing all of them on the last Sunday before Christmas. Many never hear them, so I think it will be quite effective.
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  • canadashcanadash
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    durham: Do you have these in Gregorian notation? I've actually come to prefer that for chant and those in my choir with perfect pitch also prefer it!
  • CharlesW
    Posts: 11,980
    I intend to accompany them with a light organ registration. My choir is too elderly and hearing challenged to stay on pitch through all of them.
  • brndurham
    Posts: 71
    I could transcribe them into neumes for you, Canadash. Hold on.
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  • StephenColbert
    Posts: 16
    Would a very simple accompaniment be possible?
  • brndurham
    Posts: 71
    Okay, for the first one, O Sapientia, it doesn't seem to want to save my PDF, so I'll post the GABC here:
    (c4) OO (dffe) Wis(fdeDcd)dom(d;.), which(d) cam(d)est(d) out(e) of(d) the(d) mouth(ef) of(d) the(e) most(dc) High,(c.:) and(d) reach(ad)est(d) from(d) one(e) end(d) to(d) an(d)o(e)ther(d;), migh(e)ti(f)ly,(ghghih.;) and(hg) sweet(h)ly(g) or(f)der(fe)ing(df) all(f.) things:(c.:) Come(cffe) and(d) teach(eDcd) us(dCA.) the(cd) way(fe) of(c) pru(ef)dence(d.::).

    Just put that into Gregorio Illuminare Score Editor and click Gregorio Pdf, and you should be fine.
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  • canadashcanadash
    Posts: 1,501
    Durham: That was the coolest thing EVER. Thanks for making me do that! Wow!

    Stephen: I don't have the technology help you with the accompaniment though I could annotate some chords (gasp!) for you to improvise below. Let me know if that would help.
  • CharlesW
    Posts: 11,980
    I played through them earlier and I don't think I used more than 3 or so chords. They are easy to accompany.
  • StephenColbert
    Posts: 16
    Sorry to be demanding. Thanks to everyone for their help and input. I'm sure I can figure an accompaniment out; y'all are just so much more gifted that I know mine won't be as good!
  • jefe
    Posts: 200
    If you can figure out what the accompanying chords can be, here is the Salisbury version in English:image
    The Great O Antiphons_Salisbury Antiphonary.pdf
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  • jefe
    Posts: 200
    It seems the pdf loaded all three pages.
    thanks for the heads up.
    jefe
  • chonakchonak
    Posts: 9,216
    The PDF works fine here.
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